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- Kill the "Protect College Sports Act" - Evan Miya Preseason Top 30 College Basketball Rankings. The UConn disrespect is unreal. - High School Recruiting Updates: UConn, Duke, UNC - Mike Malone really wants 5-star freshmen. Is he mirroring Late Stage Coach K? - Duke's Dangerous (?) Depth - Preview of future programming Recorded: September 18, 2026 Opening Music: Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 9 Movement IV: Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zuruckhaltend (downloaded from Wikimedia Commons - in public domain). Other music clips also obtained from Wikimedia Commons.

We are joined by sports reporter Conor O'Neill, who covers Duke athletics for Devils Illustrated on On3. TOPICS: - The Coach K to Coach Scheyer Transition. - Witnessing Duke heartbreak up close: UNC 2022, Houston 2025, UConn 2026. - What makes the 2026-27 Duke team different - Retrospective on the Hubert era at UNC; Malone thoughts - ACC MBB season predictions Follow Conor on Twitter: https://x.com/ConorONeill_DI Subscribe to Devils Illustrated here: https://www.on3.com/sites/devils-illustrated/

• Brothers from Jersey City: A Hurley Family History Lesson • College Sports in the Courts: a guide to injunctions • Balanced Boxscores = key to UConn's success • Disdain for Gonzaga • Duke's roster strategy evolving (more like UConn now?) • Duke fan grievances Recorded Fri. August 28

We discuss the obstacles to organizing unions in college sports and why we should (probably?) do it anyway Recorded August 8, 2026 All third-party audio obtained from free public domain sources, e.g., Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons, Internet Archive

A wave of official lawlessness is sweeping ACC country. • In the East Bay of California, home of the Cal Golden Bears: Sopranos-style political corruption and Epstein-style Kompromat operations in the federal prosecution of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thai • In Charlotte, a city in North Carolina, the #1 state for ACC sports: a civil rights lawsuit alleging wrongful arrest and police brutality implicates the issue of the indistinguishable odors of legal hemp and illegal marijuana PLUS: Blue Blood Quick Bites! • UNC is pursuing another big man, former Florida backup center Micah Handglutton • Field of 68's Jeff Goodman reports the Mike Malone UNC regime is "scaring" the Duke coaching staff (?) • Fire Mike Lombardi and Bill Belichick • Duke and UConn non-conference schedules = gauntlets! Recorded 31 July 2026 Links for our referenced stories: - Opening clip of city councilor Acevedo discussing trip to Vietnam https://x.com/BlueBloodBrains/status/2083140032743842157?s=20 - KRON4 Bay Area News: Prostitutes, bribes, fake jobs at center of Sheng Thao scandal - https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/prostitutes-bribes-fake-jobs-at-center-of-sheng-thao-scandal/ - Law360: Man Sues NC City Over Arrest For Smoking Legal Hemp - www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/2506377 - Field of 68: Offseason Grades for UNC MBB - youtu.be/o3FT6NSvHuc All third-party audio and images obtained from public domain sources, e.g., Wikimedia Commons & Creative Commons

• The Odyssey discourse • Duke, UNC, UConn updates • Jon Rothstein, College Basketball's Hungriest Insider • 2026 NBA Draft class: who will be the best players in the class in 5 years? • Penn State, Maryland, Michigan State, Texas A&M and Will Wade's LSU are funding NIL with crypto tokens...the crisis in college sports labor relations continues Recorded July 24, 2026 Cover image: Marinus van Reymerswale, The Money Changer and his Wife (1538) All third-party audio and images are in the public domain (obtained from Wikimedia Commons and/or Internet Archive) Follow the pod on X, the everything app: www.x.com/bluebloodbrains

Topic 1: NBA Sports Betting Fraud • Ex-NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis indicted for sports-betting fraud based on a parlays and prop bets scheme. • One time, Davis texted Beasley, "You got Snapchat, and Beasley replied, "Not really, why[.]" What an amateur hour... • How on earth does Beasley owe his barber $26K • Sports Betting will ruin America Topic 2: Blue Blood players in the NBA Draft Topic 3: The Crisis in Labor Relations in College Sports comes to Chapel Hill • UNC MBB is hiring a "Director" of Video and Scouting. The salary range is $37,440 - $50,000. Recorded July 1, 2026 All third-party audio obtained from Wikimedia Commons/Creative Commons.

2 Topics (1) World Cup Pedants: Europeans are saying "well, actually" to goofy USA soccer fans on X: the Everything App; (2) Blue Blood Vibeshift: What makes for a "destination" men's college basketball program these days? A solo meditation by Jake (Duke). Recorded Sunday, June 28, 2026

Duke University is building a data center in the middle of campus for some reason. Jake has gripes about this. And Corey's "Nova Knicks" are leading the Spurs 2-0 in the NBA Finals. What does this tell us about the crisis in labor relations in college and pro athletics? We discuss. Plus, brief blue blood news on the finalized 2026-27 rosters for UNC and Duke. Recorded June 6, 2026 Cover image and all third-party audio obtained from Wikimedia Commons/Creative Commons.

Episode 26: Blue Bloods Do Vegas • UConn-Duke schedule a Thanksgiving rematch in Las Vegas. And the game is streaming on Amazon? Amazon...the online bookstore? • Scary Terry is in yet more trouble with the feds • Blue Blood coaches Pope and Malone are on spring break in Europe & the Middle East *all third-party audio obtained from Wikimedia Commons/Creative Commons* *nothing we say constitutes legal advice to former NBA players under federal investigation or to any other human or corporate person or entity* Recorded: May 1, 2026

Ep. 25: Big Dance Last Rites • We mourn the imminent passing of another American tradition. Yes, the NCAA Tournament is expanding to 76 teams. Why? • UNC lands 7-foot center Sayon Keita from FC Barcelona • Duke is interested in another FC Barcelona guy and offered Kager Knueppel! • #1 HS recruit Tyran Stokes picks Kansas over Kentucky. Coach Mark Pope whiffed again. Is he cooked? Recorded: April 28, 2026 *all third-party audio obtained from Wikimedia Commons/Creative Commons*

Ep. 24: Let a Thousand Flowers Bluem The long offseason has begun. We discuss the portal acquisitions and roster updates for each of our programs. We answer listener questions. And various other topics. Please enjoy! Key Timestamps: 0:00: Intro and Mozart 0:56: California Governor's Race Update + Riffs 8:40: Nikolas Khamenia Betrays Duke, heads to UConn 23:00: UConn Roster 32:30: Duke Roster 47:30: Audience Q&A 1:18:40: UNC Roster + Riffs + Q&A 2:10:20: Bach Recorded: Sun. April 26, 2026 *all third-party audio obtained from Wikimedia Commons/Creative Commons*

Blue Blood Brainrot CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! We want to hear your questions and comments, listeners! Here's how to do it! • Email us at [email protected] • OR text us individually if you have our phone numbers We are recording on Sun. 4/26 and would love to get some listener Qs & comments before then. *But please send us messages whenever.* We will refer to you by your first name unless your message indicates that you want to be called something else. This brief recording recites these requests and gives a preview of our next episode (and first proper episode since Michigan beat UConn for the natty) Portal season updates on Duke, UNC, and UConn, and other tidbits from Blue Blood Land, which is teeming with brainrotted beings. As usual. Speak soon! Recorded: Fri. April 24

Corey (UConn co-host) reflects on the Huskies' loss to Michigan in the national title game and the state of the sport's best MBB program. Recorded Wed. April 8 (2 days after the game)

The UNC Tar Heels have a head coach. It's Mike Malone! Malone. Yes, the former Denver Nuggets coach who has never held a college head coaching job. Is this more Belichick nonsense from the UNC admin? We think not. Great chops as a basketball tactician? Yes. Ice-chewing competitive freak who is not afraid to cuss? Yes. Cautious optimism? Yes. But much remains to be seen. Free agency in the Transfer Portal starts tomorrow. What will Magic Mike build in Year 1 in "the Thrill"? Recorded Thursday, April 6...during the first half of the national title game that Michigan ultimately won, 69-63.